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HAMMERFALL To Release New Album In October
HAMMERFALL guitarist Oscar Dronjak has posted the following message on the group's official web site: "The Winter Olympics 2006 are over, and it ended on a high note for us: Sweden beat Finland 3-2 in the ice-hockey final, in a very exciting and nerve-racking game. Actually, the Finns were the most...February 28, 2006
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JUDAS PRIEST: Brand-New Interview With IAN HILL To Air This Thursday
An interview with JUDAS PRIEST bassist Ian Hill, conducted last week by Metal Temple magazine editor Orpheus Spiliotopoulos, will air this Thursday, March 2 at 2:00 p.m. EST / 8:00 p.m. CET during Orpheus' (a.k.a. DJ PainKiller) show on Hard Rock Radio Live. To listen to the interview online, go to...February 27, 2006
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EXCALION To Enter Studio In May
Finnish symphonic power metallers EXCALION will enter Watercastle studios in May to record the follow-up to 2005's "Primal Exhale", due later in the year via Sound Riot Records. According to a press release, "The new songs are very more mature both musically and lyrically. The whole band has improve...February 26, 2006
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THIN LIZZY Guitarist Calls For PHIL LYNOTT Statue To be Erected In Birmingham
The Irish Post has issued the following report: The former lead guitarist with Irish band THIN LIZZY has called for a statue of the group's legendary frontman to be erected in Birmingham. Scott Gorham wants a bronze of the late Phil Lynott to be erected in the city of the singer's birth as ...February 22, 2006
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Original AC/DC Frontman To Release 'Sinner' Solo Album In North America
Heart Attack Records has set a February 28 North American release date for "Sinner", the latest album by founder and original vocalist of AC/DC, Dave Evans. Australian Dave Evans was a member of AC/DC from the band’s inception in 1973 until 1974. Following his departure from AC/DC, Dave Evans formed...February 21, 2006
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LOUDNESS Frontman To Release New Solo Album This Week
LOUDNESS frontman Minoru Niihara will release his new solo album, "Ashes to Glory", on February 22 in Japan via Tokuma Japan Communications. The album was produced by Niihara and Wyn Davis and features guest appearances by drummer Vinny Appice (DIO, BLACK SABBATH) and bassist Jeff Pilson (DIO, DOKKE...February 21, 2006
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KALAS Sign To TEE PEE RECORDS
Oakland, California-based hard music quintet KALAS have signed to New York City's Tee Pee Records. The group, whose roster reads like a directory of seminal San Francisco Bay Area bands that have made their distinct mark over the past decade, will unveil their self titled full length debut on April...February 20, 2006
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JUDAS PRIEST, SCORPIONS, IAN GILLAN To Perform At Royal Albert Hall In London
JUDAS PRIEST will be making their only live appearance of 2006 at the Royal Albert Hall in London, England on March 31. "This is a special performance in aid of the Teenage Cancer Trust charity and is a tribute to Tommy Vance (U.K.'s 'Friday Rock Show') who sadly is no longer with us," reads a ...February 13, 2006
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LOUDNESS: 'Live In Seoul' DVD Now Available
Legendary Japanese metallers LOUDNESS have just released a new live DVD, entitled "Live In Seoul 2005 12 03 - Official Bootleg DVD Series Two" (view cover here). As the title suggests, the DVD was filmed in Seoul, Korea on December 3, 2005. The complete track listing for the set is as follows: 01. ....February 12, 2006
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ETERNAL TEARS OF SORROW Begin Mixing New Album
Reactivated Finnish melodic extreme metal band ETERNAL TEARS OF SORROW have begun mixing their fifth album, "Before the Bleeding Sun", with Mikko Karmila at Finnvox Studios in Helsinki, Finland. "So far, the mixed songs sound exactly what they should sound like," the band write on their web site. "T...February 12, 2006
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MASTODON To Guest On MTV2's 'Headbanger's Ball'
MASTODON will be appearing on MTV2's "Headbanger's Ball" this Saturday, February 11 to premiere their new "Seabeast" video. "Seabeast", the third video from "Leviathan", was shot at Atlanta's historic Madison Theater by Jonathan Rej and Tom Bingham, who also shot the band's video for "Blood and Thun...February 10, 2006
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YNGWIE MALMSTEEN Frontman Recording More Vocals For New CORNERSTONE Album
CORNERSTONE bassist Steen Mogensen (ex-ROYAL HUNT) and singer Doogie White (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, CORNERSTONE, ex-RAINBOW) have spent the last several days in London working on the tracking of the vocals for the group's fourth album, "Two Tales and One Tomorrow", tentatively due later in the year. Comme...February 8, 2006
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SLIPKNOT, HATEBREED, IRON MAIDEN Featured On 'Headbanger's Ball - The Revenge' Compilation
Roadrunner Records has set an April 11 release date for the third installment of the "MTV Headbanger's Ball" compilations, entitled "MTV Headbanger's Ball - The Revenge". The final track listing for the collection is as follows: Disc 1: 01. SLIPKNOT - Before I Forget (exclusive mix never commericall...February 6, 2006
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MASTODON: Exclusive Video On Music Choice 'On-Demand'
MASTODON will be teaming up with Music Choice, the nation's leading multi-platform music network, to launch its February 2006 releases, "The Workhorse Chronicles" DVD and "Call of the Mastodon" collection. Starting today (Monday, February 6),Music Choice will be premiering a live video for "Leviath...February 6, 2006
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PINK CREAM 69 Frontman Signs Solo Deal With FRONTIERS RECORDS
PINK CREAM 69 frontman David Readman has inked a solo deal with Frontiers Records. "I am now working on a few extra songs to bring song writing to an end," he writes on his web site. "In March will be the release of the project that I did with Andre Andersen from ROYAL HUNT... So ...February 3, 2006
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